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Breaking: Lady Vols Lose Key Post Player to Season-Ending Injury

Breaking: Tennessee Lady Vols Lose Key Post Player to Season-Ending Injury

Jack Foster

Lady Vols head coach Kellie Harper announced during Tuesday's local media availability that forward/center Keyen Green will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL.

Green exited the Lady Vols game against No. 13 Georgia and did not return to the court. After the game, Harper said there was no update on Green. Today, the graduate student is declared out for the remainder of the season. 

Lady Vols starting center Tamari Key dealt with an injury against Kentucky and did not practice last week but was able to play against Georgia. The Lady Vols will turn to junior center Emily Saunders to help fill Green's absence as a relief to Key at the five. 

When Key exited the game against Kentucky, Green came up huge with 14 points in 22 minutes, serving as a dominant presence in the post in place of Key. 

The injury is yet another frustrating setback for the Philadelphia native in her career on Rocky Top, as Green went down with a season-ending injury in December 2020 of her redshirt-senior year. 

Sunday's game against Georgia will be Green's final in her collegiate career, as this season was her last season of eligibility. 

Photo Credit: UT Athletics 

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JACK FOSTER

Jack is a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville majoring in Journalism/Electronic Media. Jack grew up in Paris, Tennessee, but now spends the majority of his time in Knoxville doubling as a student and sports journalist for Volunteer Country. Jack has been a sports junkie since he was a young kid and always watched NFL football with his dad on Sundays. Jack still follows the NFL religiously, as he is an avid fantasy football player. Jack started with Volunteer Country in May of 2021 and has since helped provide full coverage of football, baseball and men's and women's basketball. Jack also works as a recurring member of WUTK's Rock Solid Sports show on Wednesdays and Fridays, and he also serves as head sports producer of The Volunteer Channel's Vol News, a student-run show at the University. When Jack is not watching or covering sports, find him on the golf course or back home spending time with his parents, younger sister and friends. Follow Jack on Twitter and Instagram by clicking "Twitter" and "Instagram" to see all of his work with Volunteer Country as well as student media.